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80-G-204745 Gilberts Operation, November 1943.

Gilberts Operation, November 1943.
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Title: Gilberts Operation, November 1943.
Caption: USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) crewmen check bomb fuzes, before loading them on the carrier's planes, 20 November 1943. YORKTOWN was then hitting targets in the Marshall Islands, in support of the invasion of the Gilbert Islands. Note Forward 5'/38 twin gun mount in background, with men sunbathing on its top, and TBF-1 aircraft at right.
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Catalog #: 80-G-204745
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Sat, Nov 20, 1943
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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